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Our worship styles vary, sometimes we are lively, sometimes quiet but always we are seeking to be led by the Holy Spirit. Occasionally there may be a public expression of His gifts, although this is probably more likely in our smaller group meetings. Click
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Condensed History of Hillingdon Park Baptist Church
1st Feb 1930 - First service held in the home of Mr Mrs Hart in Granville Rd. Hillingdon.
March 1931 - Church built and opened in Hercies Road Hillingdon on the place where current car park is now situated.
Mon 12th Oct 1931 - First official gathering around the Lord's Table as a Baptist Church.
1934 - Mr Pennell called to be Honorary Pastor - Had to retire 12 months later due to ill health. Mr Hart, First member, Mr Jarrett, Treasurer for 34 years, deacons lead the church.
21st Nov 1935 - Rev S R Couser invited to become Hon. Pastor - served in this role for 15 years.
8th Dec 1949 - £300 allocated from church funds towards the aim of having a full-time pastor.
13th July 1950 - Mr Harris invited to become Honorary Pastor - served until November 1958.
13th January 1959 - Mr Gibbons called to be Honorary Pastor - served until December 1965 .
16th April 1968 - CBM agreed to apply to Baptist Union Home Work Fund for financial assistance to call a full-time pastor.
14th September 1968 - Rev Anthony Mason inducted as first full-time pastor - moved to Bushey Baptist Church September 1973.
13th November 1973 - Resolution at CBM to place order for new building ASAP.
2nd October 1973 - Rev D Moore-Crispen called to the pastorate.
30th March 1974 - Rev D Moore-Crispen Inducted - served until January 1978.
30th April 1975 - Contract with Reema to build new church signed - (Back land sold to Auriol Housing Association which helped with deposit.) (Other loans from LBA).
27th March 1976 - New Church officially opened.
15th November 1977 - CBM proposed that we come off HMF from 1st Jan 1978.
1st May 1980 - Cliff Cotterell called to pastorate.
February 1988 - Work starts on final phase of new building extension.
March 1989 - Old building finally demolished.
28th October 1990 - New extension opened by Rev Peter Wortley.
16th February 1991 - Rev Reg Craig inducted and given a brief to help the Church in its work in the community, leading it to fulfil the vision originally accepted to start the extension work.
March 1991 - First woman Deacon elected at AGM.
February 1992 - AIM (Action in Mission) process began.
4th July 1992 - Church Conference at Woodley Baptist where we agreed to implement the AIM recommendations. This led us to commissioning further reports, namely;
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24th January 1993 Youth Work and
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April 1993 a Community survey.
July 1994 - Church agrees to appoint a part-time Co-ordinator who starts in September 1994.
October 1st 1994 - Dovetail Community Outreach is launched.
January 1995 - Long serving member Mrs Betty Bates dies and leaves a substantial legacy to the Church (approx. £65000). This pays off the debt owing on the premises and it is agreed to build a memorial garden in her memory and name the extension after her.
Garden is finally completed in spring of 1997.
Autumn 1995 - The Church agrees to start to look for a full-time Youth Worker.
January 1996 - All loans are repaid to the London Baptist Association.
March 1997 - Youth Worker interviews take place and Paul Bennett is invited to the post. He accepts and plans are put in place for him to start in September 1997.
Spring 1997 - Memorial Garden is completed and final major works on the building are put in hand.
December 31st 1997 - the task of realising the vision of April 1968 is complete.
April 1998 - Dovetail Community Outreach receives a grant from the Council for a Catering Co-ordinator and the Drop In facility is reborn and a Lunch Club started for older people.
January 2004 - Rev Phil Hibbert inducted as Church Worker.
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